Daycare fees at licensed daycare, etc. free from the first child, from September 2025
- Extended-hours fees, diapers, etc. at actual cost
From September 2025, daycare fees for children enrolled at licensed daycare, etc. in Katsushika City became free from the first child. Regardless of the number or birth order of siblings, the daycare fee itself is not charged. Eligible facilities are licensed daycare (public and private), the daycare section of nintei kodomo-en (the part used by people with type 2 or type 3 certification), small-scale daycare, and home-based childcare providers (hoiku mama). Only daycare fees are free; extended-hours fees, daily items and stationery, uniforms, diapers, event costs, etc. continue to be charged at actual cost. Daycare fees at Tokyo-certified daycare are not covered by this free program but by the Tokyo-certified Daycare Fee Subsidy (up to ¥80,000 per month).